Conjugation of the German verb klopfen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb klopfen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| klopfen | to knock | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich klopfe | I knock | |
| du klopfst | you knock | |
| er klopft | he knocks | |
| sie klopft | she knocks | |
| wir klopfen | we knock | |
| ihr klopft | you knock | |
| sie klopfen | they knock | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich klopfte | I knocked | |
| du klopftest | you knocked | |
| er klopfte | he knocked | |
| sie klopfte | she knocked | |
| wir klopften | we knocked | |
| ihr klopftet | you knocked | |
| sie klopften | they knocked | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe geklopft | I knocked | |
| du hast geklopft | you knocked | |
| er hat geklopft | he knocked | |
| es hat geklopft | she knocked | |
| wir haben geklopft | we knocked | |
| ihr habt geklopft | you knocked | |
| sie haben geklopft | they knocked | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte geklopft | I had knocked | |
| du hattest geklopft | you had knocked | |
| er hatte geklopft | he had knocked | |
| es hatte geklopft | she had knocked | |
| wir hatten geklopft | we had knocked | |
| ihr hattet geklopft | you had knocked | |
| sie hatten geklopft | they had knocked | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde klopfen | I will knock | |
| du wirst klopfen | you will knock | |
| er wird klopfen | he will knock | |
| sie wird klopfen | she will knock | |
| wir werden klopfen | we will knock | |
| ihr werdet klopfen | you will knock | |
| sie werden klopfen | they will knock | |
| Future Perfect / Futur II The German Future Perfect or Futur II is constructed similarly to English, with the present tense of werden (will), the past participle of the verb and the auxiliary verb haben or sein at the end of the clause. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde geklopft haben | I will have knocked | |
| du wirst geklopft haben | you will have knocked | |
| er wird geklopft haben | he will have knocked | |
| es wird geklopft haben | she will have knocked | |
| wir werden geklopft haben | we will have knocked | |
| ihr werdet geklopft haben | you will have knocked | |
| sie werden geklopft haben | they will have knocked | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde klopfen | I would knock | |
| du würdest klopfen | you would knock | |
| er würde klopfen | he would knock | |
| sie würde klopfen | she would knock | |
| wir würden klopfen | we would knock | |
| ihr würdet klopfen | you would knock | |
| sie würden klopfen | they would knock | |
| Conditional Perfect / Plusquamperfekt Konjunktiv II The German Conditional Perfect or Plusquamperfekt Konjunktiv II is constructed with the Konjunktiv II tense of the auxiliary verb haben or sein and the past participle. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hätte geklopft | I would have knocked | |
| du hättest geklopft | you would have knocked | |
| er hätte geklopft | he would have knocked | |
| es hätte geklopft | she would have knocked | |
| wir hätten geklopft | we would have knocked | |
| ihr hättet geklopft | you would have knocked | |
| sie hätten geklopft | they would have knocked | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich klopfte | I would knock | |
| du klopftest | you would knock | |
| er klopfte | he would knock | |
| sie klopfte | she would knock | |
| wir klopften | we would knock | |
| ihr klopftet | you would knock | |
| sie klopften | they would knock | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| klopfe | Knock | |
| klopfen wir | Let's knock | |
| klopft | Knock | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| klopfend | knocking | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| geklopft | knocked | |
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